John Newman

British singer-songwriter
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John Newman

Summary

John Newman is a human[1]. He was born in Settle[2]. He was born on June 16, 1990[3]. He worked as a singer[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], singer-songwriter[7], and recording artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,071 views/month, #6,735 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Settle[2], John Newman…
  • John Newman was born on June 16, 1990[3].
  • John Newman held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • John Newman's professions included singer[4].
  • John Newman worked as a songwriter[5].
  • John Newman's professions included musician[6].
  • John Newman worked as a singer-songwriter[7].
  • John Newman's professions included recording artist[8].
  • John Newman was educated at Seattle Colleges[11].
  • John Newman is recorded as male[12].
  • John Newman's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Newman's genre is soul[14].
  • John Newman's genre is pop rock[15].
  • John Newman's record label is recorded as Universal Music Group[16].
  • John Newman's record label is recorded as Island Records[17].
  • John Newman's discography is recorded as John Newman discography[18].
  • John Newman's Commons category is recorded as John Newman (singer)[19].
  • John Newman's voice type is recorded as baritone[20].
  • John Newman's family name is recorded as Newman[21].
  • John Newman's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Newman's given name is recorded as William[23].
  • John Newman's given name is recorded as Peter[24].
  • John Newman's official website is recorded as http://www.johnnewman.co.uk/[25].
  • John Newman's official website is recorded as https://johnnewmanofficial.com/[26].
  • John Newman's instrument is recorded as voice[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1990-06-16[30]

  • Genre(s): breakbeat, dance-pop, northern soul, pop, pop soul, soul[31]

  • Community tags: breakbeat, dance-pop, northern soul, pop, pop soul, soul[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 589ef702-7f3a-4a1c-8f2c-4727005cfc0e[33]

Body

Origins and Family

John Newman's place of birth was Settle[2]. He was born on June 16, 1990[3].

Education

John Newman's education included a stint at Seattle Colleges[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], singer-songwriter[7], and recording artist[8].

Why It Matters

John Newman ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,071 views/month, #6,735 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Newman born?

John Newman's place of birth was Settle[2].

What did John Newman do for work?

John Newman worked as singer[4], songwriter[5], musician[6], singer-songwriter[7], and recording artist[8].

Where did John Newman go to school?

John Newman was educated at Seattle Colleges[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . ca.sports.yahoo.com. ca.sports.yahoo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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